The Degenstein Foundation and Weis Markets stock the Fresh Food Pharmacy with fruits, vegetables and whole grains consistent with American Diabetes Association guidelines for diabetic patients.
“When you’re on a tight budget, you’ll eat whatever food is filling and cheap. Unfortunately, that food tends to provide a nutritional void,” Andrea Feinberg, MD, a program advocate and an internal medicine physician specializing in pulmonary and critical care, said in a statement. “We’re tying to close the food gap when it comes to social inequity.”
Currently the program is available to patients in Shamokin, Pa.
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